MLB wild card games in 2025 are played at the home stadium of the higher- seeded team. The wild card series is a best-of-three format, hosted entirely by the team with the higher seed. For example, the third-best division winner (No. 3 seed) hosts the wild card team (No. 6 seed) they are matched against, and similarly, the wild card teams with the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds have all their games hosted by the No. 4 seed team. In the 2025 playoffs, teams like the Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs are hosting the wild card series against lower-seeded opponents in their home ballparks. This means the wild card games do not have a neutral site but are played in the ballpark of the higher seed throughout the series.
